hp's technology helps us turn millions of tweets, posts and stories into real-time business insights that help nascar win with our fans. lori: wrapping up day on wall street stocks moderately higher dow gaining 16. s&p 3, and nazdaq 27. precious metals closing just bethrow 1413 per council. oil crude down. in bond market. benchmark. 10 year falling to 2.76%. >> hundreds of fast-food workers hungry for more pay, walking out of their jobs forcing the closure of at least one mcdonald's in detroit, protests took place in 1 14 many cities -- in many cities demanding pays to $15 an hour. my next guest said that conflict in syria creates a unfriendly environment for the markets despite some up lifting economic news today, welcome steven whiting. syria, a new worry that many investors are not app days pay theeing, how does it affect the market. >> it added to a range of concern, tapering issue by fed goes on and on. the general troubel that has been in emerging markets, trouble to get savings flows they had in past decade, a lot of turmoil in the currency markets. lori: why is that important